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Recent Examples of Hollywood
And for there to be a Hollywood director interested in making a film that features that?
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Nintendo on Friday set a new U.S. preorder date for its upcoming Switch 2 video game console—and the system’s $450 price will remain unchanged despite tariff fears, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
According to The Hollywood Reporter, annual fan conventions have been known to draw over 100,000 spectators.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Before the cast was announced, Hoover, 45, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of It Ends With Us — her first book-to-movie adaptation to hit the big screen — in August 2024 about the process.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Nintendo on Friday set a new U.S. preorder date for its upcoming Switch 2 video game console—and the system’s $450 price will remain unchanged despite tariff fears, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
According to The Hollywood Reporter, annual fan conventions have been known to draw over 100,000 spectators.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Before the cast was announced, Hoover, 45, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of It Ends With Us — her first book-to-movie adaptation to hit the big screen — in August 2024 about the process.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hollywood
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Seemingly spurred on by a recent Bollywood movie’s portrayal of Aurangzeb’s violent conquests against a revered Hindu king, the violence led to dozens of injuries and arrests, prompting Nagpur authorities to impose a curfew.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Kalyan, the Deputy Chief Minister of India’s state Andhra Pradesh since June 2024, garnered a massive fanbase in Indian cinema, headlining several Bollywood hits since his big-screen breakout in the late 1990s.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Hollywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hollywood. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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